The Patient Has a Permanent Pacemaker Inserted

question 42

Multiple Choice

The patient has a permanent pacemaker inserted.The provider has set the pacemaker to the demand mode at a rate of 60 beats per minute.The nurse realizes that

• A) the pacemaker will pace only if the patient's intrinsic heart rate is less than 60 beats per minute.
• B) the demand mode often competes with the patient's own rhythm.
• C) the demand mode places the patient at risk for the R-on-T phenomenon.
• D) the fixed-rate mode is safer and is the mode of choice.

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